Producer Steven DeKnight is walking back his criticism of “Wednesday” star Jenna Ortega from last week in which he called her “toxic” and “unprofessional.”
On Wednesday, he tweeted, “He is an amazing talent. It was an unfortunate situation to publicly highlight creative differences, and I will also admit that the impending strike has writers on edge, including me. A role model.” storm.
the hue and cry began with his appearance Armchair Expert PodcastIn which she told host Dax Shepard about the steps taken by her character on the Netflix series: “I don’t think I’ve ever put my foot on a set like I had to. On Wednesday.'”
The 20-year-old actress, who also stars in “Scream VI” and “X,” told Shepard, “I almost became unprofessional in a sense where I just started changing lines. I had to sit down with the writers, And they’ll say, ‘Wait, what happened to the scene?’ And I have to go and explain why I couldn’t go do some things.
DeKnight, who has not worked with Ortega, criticized the actress on Twitter on May 7, saying, “She’s young, so she probably doesn’t know any better (but she should). She should also ask herself Must have wondered how she would feel if the showrunners interviewed her and talked about how difficult it was and refused to perform the material.
He also wrote of her comments to Sheppard, “This type of statement is beyond entitled and toxic. I love his job, but life is too short to deal with people like this in business.”
After pushback from “Wednesday” fans, he called Ortega “fantastic” and said it was a “learning experience for everybody”.
“She’s brilliant, which I keep saying over and over again. It was unfortunate to say so publicly. We all have her. Learning experience for all. Me included,” he tweeted on Wednesday evening.
He concluded his thread with “back to work”. As always, try to be kind to each other, even when we strongly disagree. And of course, there are times when I need to heed my own advice. We are all emotional work-in-progress. Love you all.”
DeKnight’s credits include “Spartacus,” “Smallville,” “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” and “Angel.” He also directed “Pacific Rim: Uprising”.
“Wednesdays,” which is produced by Tim Burton, was renewed for a second season in January.
